# Joseph Fourier

> His name is attached to one of mathematics' most powerful tools — the method that breaks any wave, any signal, any pattern into its underlying frequencies — and to the first description of how atmospheres trap heat.

*French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1768-03-21
- **Died:** 1830-05-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was born in Auxerre, Burgundy on 21 March 1768. A mathematician and physicist, he opened the investigation of what became Fourier series — techniques that evolved into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, now foundational across science and engineering. He applied the work to heat transfer and vibrations; the Fourier transform and Fourier's law of conduction carry his name. He's also credited with discovering the greenhouse effect. He died 16 May 1830.

## Fame
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## Topics
#Scientists, #Academic, #Mathematics, #Physics, #History, #Literature, #France, #Europe

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